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Dr. Lu Liu

Introducing Dr. Lu Liu, an esteemed Assistant Professor in Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering at Iowa State University. With an impressive educational background, including a Ph.D. in Civil Engineering from the University of Maryland, Dr. Liu’s research interests center around the critical Water-Energy-Climate nexus, urban water sustainability, and climate change adaptations. Currently involved in several active projects, her work is dedicated to advancing environmental resilience and sustainability, making her a valuable asset to the academic community.

Education
  • Ph.D. Civil Engineering, University of Maryland, 2017
  • M.S. Environmental Science, University of Oklahoma, 2012
  • B.S. Environmental Science, University of Oklahoma, 2010

Email: luliu@iastate.edu

The Liu Group: Human-Environment Systems Research

Website

Publications

Water-energy-climate nexus

(1)      Zhang, X.; Li, H.-Y.; Leung, L. R.; Liu, L.; Hejazi, M. I.; Forman, B. A.; Yigzaw, W. River Regulation Alleviates the Impacts of Climate Change on U.S. Thermoelectricity Production. J. Geophys. Res. Atmos. 2020, 125 (4), e2019JD031618. https://doi.org/10.1029/2019JD031618.

(2)      Liu, L.; Hejazi, M.; Iyer, G.; Forman, B. A. Implications of Water Constraints on Electricity Capacity Expansion in the United States. Nat. Sustain. 2019, 2 (3), 206–213. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41893-019-0235-0.

(3)      Liu, L.; Parkinson, S.; Gidden, M.; Byers, E.; Satoh, Y.; Riahi, K. Quantifying the Potential for Reservoirs to Secure Future Surface Water Yields in the World ’ s Largest River Basins OPEN ACCESS Quantifying the Potential for Reservoirs to Secure Future Surface Water Yields in the World ’ s Largest River Basins. Environ. Res. Lett. 2018, 13. https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/aab2b5.

(4)      Li, X.; Vernon, C. R.; Hejazi, M. I.; Link, R. P.; Huang, Z.; Liu, L.; Feng, L. Tethys – A Python Package for Spatial and Temporal Downscaling of Global Water Withdrawals. J. Open Res. Softw. 2018, 6 (1). https://doi.org/10.5334/jors.197.

(5)      Voisin, N.; Hejazi, M. I.; Leung, L. R.; Liu, L.; Huang, M.; Li, H.-Y.; Tesfa, T. Effects of Spatially Distributed Sectoral Water Management on the Redistribution of Water Resources in an Integrated Water Model. Water Resour. Res. 2017, 53 (5), 4253–4270. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1002/2016WR019767.

(6)      Liu, L.; Hejazi, M.; Li, H.; Forman, B.; Zhang, X. Vulnerability of US Thermoelectric Power Generation to Climate Change When Incorporating State-Level Environmental Regulations. Nat. Energy 2017, 2, 17109. https://doi.org/10.1038/nenergy.2017.109.

(7)      Talati, S.; Zhai, H.; Kyle, G. P.; Morgan, M. G.; Patel, P.; Liu, L. Consumptive Water Use from Electricity Generation in the Southwest under Alternative Climate, Technology, and Policy Futures. Environ. Sci. Technol. 2016, 50 (22), 12095–12104. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.6b01389.

(8)      Scott, M. J.; Daly, D. S.; Hejazi, M. I.; Kyle, G. P.; Liu, L.; McJeon, H. C.; Mundra, A.; Patel, P. L.; Rice, J. S.; Voisin, N. Sensitivity of Future U.S. Water Shortages to Socioeconomic and Climate Drivers: A Case Study in Georgia Using an Integrated Human-Earth System Modeling Framework. Clim. Change 2016, 136 (2), 233–246. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10584-016-1602-8.

(9)      Kim, S. H.; Hejazi, M.; Liu, L.; Calvin, K.; Clarke, L.; Edmonds, J.; Kyle, P.; Patel, P.; Wise, M.; Davies, E. Balancing Global Water Availability and Use at Basin Scale in an Integrated Assessment Model. Clim. Change 2016, 136 (2), 217–231. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10584-016-1604-6.

(10)      Li, H.-Y.; Ruby Leung, L.; Tesfa, T.; Voisin, N.; Hejazi, M.; Liu, L.; Liu, Y.; Rice, J.; Wu, H.; Yang, X. Modeling Stream Temperature in the Anthropocene: An Earth System Modeling Approach. J. Adv. Model. Earth Syst. 2015, 7 (4), 1661–1679. https://doi.org/10.1002/2015MS000471.

  • (11)      Liu, L.; Hejazi, M.; Patel, P.; Kyle, P.; Davies, E.; Zhou, Y.; Clarke, L.; Edmonds, J. Water Demands for Electricity Generation in the U.S.: Modeling Different Scenarios for the Water-Energy Nexus. Technol. Forecast. Soc. Change2015, 94, 318–334. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.techfore.2014.11.004.
  • (12)      Hejazi, M. I.; Voisin, N.; Liu, L.; Bramer, L. M.; Fortin, D. C.; Hathaway, J. E.; Huang, M.; Kyle, P.; Leung, L. R.; Li, H.-Y.; Liu, Y.; Patel, P. L.; Pulsipher, T. C.; Rice, J. S.; Tesfa, T. K.; Vernon, C. R.; Zhou, Y. 21st Century United States Emissions Mitigation Could Increase Water Stress More than the Climate Change It Is Mitigating. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. 2015, 112 (34), 10635–10640. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1421675112.
  • (13)      Voisin, N.; Liu, L.; Hejazi, M.; Tesfa, T.; Li, H.; Huang, M.; Liu, Y.; Leung, L. R. One-Way Coupling of an Integrated Assessment Model and a Water Resources Model: Evaluation and Implications of Future Changes over the US Midwest. Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci.2013, 17 (11), 4555–4575. https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-17-4555-2013.
  • Urban water sustainability
  • (14)      Liu, L.; Lopez, E.; Dueñas-Osorio, L.; Stadler, L.; Xie, Y.; Alvarez, P. J. J.; Li, Q. The Importance of System Configuration for Distributed Direct Potable Water Reuse. Nat. Sustain.2020. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41893-020-0518-5.
  • (15)      Zhou, X.; Dueñas-Osorio, L.; Doss-Gollin, J.; Liu, L.;  Stadler, L.; Li, Q. Mesoscale Modeling of Distributed Water Systems Enables Policy Search. Water Resources Research.2023. https://doi.org/10.1029/2022WR033758.
  • Climate change impact on water resources
  • (16)      Hong, Y.; Liu, L.; Qiao, L.; Adhikari, P. Climate Change and Hydrological Hazards. In Handbook of Engineering Hydrology; Eslamian, S., Ed.; Taylor & Francis Group, 2014; pp 53–70. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1201/b16683.
  • (17)      Zhang, N.; Hong, Y.; Qin, Q.; Liu, L. VSDI: A Visible and Shortwave Infrared Drought Index for Monitoring Soil and Vegetation Moisture Based on Optical Remote Sensing. Int. J. Remote Sens.2013, 34 (13), 4585–4609. https://doi.org/10.1080/01431161.2013.779046.
  • (18)      Lu, L.; Yang, H.; Jonathan, L.; Rachel, R.; Bin, Y.; Zengxin, Z.; James, H.; Mark, S. Climatological Drought Analyses and Projection Using SPI and PDSI: Case Study of the Arkansas Red River Basin. J. Hydrol. Eng.2013, 18 (7), 809–816. https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)HE.1943-5584.0000619.
  • (19)      Liu, L.; Hong, Y.; Bednarczyk, C. N.; Yong, B.; Shafer, M. A.; Riley, R.; Hocker, J. E. Hydro-Climatological Drought Analyses and Projections Using Meteorological and Hydrological Drought Indices: A Case Study in Blue River Basin, Oklahoma. Water Resour. Manag.2012, 26 (10), 2761–2779. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11269-012-0044-y.
  • (20)      Liu, L.; Hong, Y.; Hocker, J. E.; Shafer, M. A.; Carter, L. M.; Gourley, J. J.; Bednarczyk, C. N.; Yong, B.; Adhikari, P. Analyzing Projected Changes and Trends of Temperature and Precipitation in the Southern USA from 16 Downscaled Global Climate Models. Theor. Appl. Climatol.2012, 109 (3), 345–360. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00704-011-0567-9.